Mark Christopher Lawrence

Mark Christopher Lawrence (born May 22, 1964 ) is an American character actor, stand-up comedian and voice-over artist. He is known for his role as esoteric D.J. Tone Def in the 1994 satirical rap mockumentary Fear of a Black Hat. He has appeared in popular films such as Child's Play 3, Crimson Tide (1995), Sprung (1997), Garfield: The Movie (2004) and The Island (2005).

Lawrence is best known for his role as Big Mike on the series Chuck. He has made guest appearances on many television programs, most notably Heroes, My Name Is Earl, Crossing Jordan, Dharma & Greg, Malcolm in the Middle, Touched by an Angel, Malcolm & Eddie, Men Behaving Badly, Seinfeld, Murphy Brown, Good Luck Charlie and Martin. He is also featured on the radio series Adventures in Odyssey as "Ed Washington".

Early life and education Lawrence grew up in Compton, California. He and his two siblings were raised by a single mother. In tenth grade, he became involved with his high school's debate team—immersing himself in forensics competitions and theater. After winning his school district's Literary Olympiad competition, Lawrence went on to compete at the state and national levels as a member of the Cerritos Community College forensics squad. There he went on to capture the collegiate Bovero-Tabor Award, awarded to the top community college speaker in the country. Lawrence gained the attention of the University of Southern California’s debate team coaches, and was awarded a full scholarship to attend the university. While at USC, he traveled the nation competing in tournaments. Meanwhile, he was gaining valuable experience in his craft by moonlighting at the Los Angeles Theater Center. There, a Hollywood talent agent noticed his skill and landed Lawrence his first job in television, a role on Hill Street Blues.

After graduation from USC, he worked with the San Francisco Mime Troupe while also performing standup comedy throughout the United States, Australia, and Canada, opening for major acts, such as Jerry Seinfeld and Rodney Dangerfield. Lawrence's work in live theater led to a Dramalogue Award for his performance in Reza Abdoh’s, Minimanta. He won an NAACP award for his work in Ken Davis' The Glass House in 1990. It was this role which attracted the attention of director, James Cameron, who then cast him as the "burly insane asylum attendant" in Terminator 2: Judgment Day.

Filmography

Film Year Title Role Notes 1988 Caddyshack II Construction Worker #4 1989 Listen to Me Attila 1991 Terminator 2: Judgment Day Burly Attendant Child's Play 3 Cop 1993 Fear of a Black Hat "Tone Def" 12:01 Jack Spays TV movie 1995 Crimson Tide Rono, Chief Culinary Specialist Tales from the Hood Prison Guard 1997 That Darn Cat Rollo Sprung Brotha #3 The Rockford Files: Shoot-Out at the Golden Pagoda Pagoda DJ TV movie 1998 Senseless Wig Shop Owner Caught in the Spray "Lil' Ass Gee" Short 1999 Molly Angels' Manager Shake, Rattle and Roll: An American Love Story Fats Domino TV movie 2000 Retiring Tatiana E.J. 2001 Go with the Fro - Short Planet of the Apes Friend At Leo's Party Two Can Play That Game Lying Man #4 K-PAX Simms 2003 Lost Treasure Danny G. 2004 Garfield: The Movie Christopher Mello Tiger Cruise Pop TV movie Christmas with the Kranks Wes Trogden 2005 Fair Game Wesley The Island Construction Worker Life Is Ruff Calvin's Dad TV movie Ordinary Miracles Duty Sergeant TV movie 2006 The Pursuit of Happyness Wayne 2008 Shout! - The Club Donovan Short 2009 Halloween II Deputy Fred King 2010 Speed-Dating Dr. Petesmith Sudden Death! Jim Short Uncle Matin's Sword Trick Azeem Short Silverlake Video: The Movie Landlord 2011 Sock Babies Dad Short 2014 Cooties Mr. Pederson Blood Lake: Attack of the Killer Lampreys Ted TV movie 2015 Cocked Burt TV movie Always Watching: A Marble Hornets Story Gary Rockwell When I Wake Up Ronnie Williams Short 2016 The Death of Rasputin Detective Reynolds Short Moving On Detective Weston Dempsey Short 2017 Stage Fright - TV movie Conflict of Interest Rich Circus Kane Billy 2018 West of Hell Abram Mr. Malevolent Borris 2019 Maybe I'm Fine Detective Greene The Flourish Dennis Short One Fine Christmas Al TV movie 2nd Chance for Christmas Spoken Word Poet 2020 Skin: The Movie Marvin $TACK$ Hector Short Sleeper Agent Mike Leave 'em Laughing Soup Guy Fan Short 2021 Nothing Is Impossible Pastor Lawrence Romeo and Juliet: A Covid Trajedy Father Lawrence Short 20223 Little Kungpoo GoatsHyena Family Camp Pastor Dave

Television + Year Title Role Notes 1987 Ohara Carl Episode: "The Sparrow" 1991 Roc Husband Episode: "A Home, a Loan" 1992 Designing Women Black Gentleman Episode: "Driving My Mama Back Home" Evening Shade Mr. Powell Episode: "Hasta la Vista" Seinfeld Skycap Episode: "The Airport" 1993 In Living Color - Episode: "The Info Group" Martin Security Guard Episode: "Hollywood Swinging: Part 2" 1994 Murphy Brown Trekker Episode: "Where Have You Gone, Joe DiMaggio?" Seinfeld Boss Episode: "The Race" 1995 The George Wendt Show Fletcher Williams Main Cast 1996 The Show Chris Recurring cast 3rd Rock from the Sun The Bartender Episode: "Gobble, Gobble, Dick, Dick" 1997 Coach Dave "Big Dave" Episode: "A Boy and His Doll" High Incident - Episode: "Excessive Force" Sister, Sister Mr. Kirkpatrick Episode: "Child's Play" Men Behaving Badly Russell Recurring cast: season 2 1998 Kelly Kelly Hank Episode: "Episode One" Malcolm & Eddie Squires Episode: "A Few So-So Men" 2000 Touched by an Angel Hank Episode: "A Perfect Game" Malcolm in the Middle Sheriff #1 Episode: "Traffic Jam" 2001 Yes, Dear Tony Episode: "The Daddies Group" Dharma & Greg Arnold Episode: "Do the Hustle" Emeril Matt Episode: "Blind Dates" 2003 The Mullets Bill Recurring cast 2004 American Dreams Melvin Bishop Episode: "Real-to-Reel" Crossing Jordan Rob Morton Episode: "Second Chances" Grounded for Life Duane Episode: "Pressure Drop" Reba Bar Bouncer Episode: "Girls' Night Out" Center of the Universe Moe Episode: "Independence Day" 2005 Hot Properties John Episode: "Waiting for Oprah" 2006 My Name Is Earl Jack Knox Episode: "Stole P's HD Cart" Weeds Mike Episode: "Cooking with Jesus" 2007 Heroes Mr. Lamont Episode: "Chapter Four 'The Kindness of Strangers'" 2007–2012 Chuck Michael "Big Mike" Tucker Recurring cast: season 1, main cast: seasons 2–5 2008 Chuck Versus the Webisodes Michael "Big Mike" Tucker Recurring cast Buy More Michael "Big Mike" Tucker Recurring cast 2010 Buy Hard - The Jeff and Lester Story Michael "Big Mike" Tucker Main Cast 2011 Retired at 35 Carl Episode: "The Tell-Tale Cart" 2012 Glee Rob Adams Episode: "Glease" 2013 Lab Rats Announcer Episode: "Robot Fight Club" Good Luck Charlie Bernie Episode: "Duncan Dream House" 2014 Franklin & Bash Henry Shae's Boss Episode: "Honor Thy Mother" 2014-2015 Kirby Buckets Coach Batchelder Episode: "Killer Puppies" & "Atta Boy" 2015 Murder? Jason Episode: "Part 1 & 4" 2015–2016 Chain Comedy Hour Cast Member Main Cast 2016 Inside the Extras Studio Will Johnson Episode: "Famous Director" The Encounter Sheldon Episode: "Her Final Role" Pitch Russell Episode: "Unstoppable Forces & Immovable Objects" 2017 Malibu Dan the Family Man Marty Dankles Recurring cast 2019 The Detour Officer Bradshawl Episode: "The Return" Chartered Mr. Jay Heard Episode: "Pilot" Black Jesus Detective Samuels Episode: "The Compton Crusader" 2020 The Dream Tom Episode: "Pilot" Two Degrees Mark Episode: "Dr. Abigail & Me" 2021–2025 All the Queen's Men Gene Marks Recurring cast: season 1, 5 2022 Sprung Hank Episode: "Chapter Seven"